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The prog metal vets have started recording their 16th album.
Dream Theater Hit Studio to Begin Work on First Album with Drummer Mike Portnoy in 15 Years
Jon Hadusek
Dream Theater have revealed that they’ve started recording their 16th studio album and first with drummer Mike Portnoy in 15 years. The band took to Instagram to share the news with fans, posting an in-studio pic and a brief caption: “DT16 is officially underway!” The prolific prog metallers have wasted…
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The “P-U-L-S-E” tour will see the Pink Floyd tribute act celebrating 30 years of The Division Bell and playing a number of greatest hits.
Brit Floyd to Embark on 2024 North American Tour Featuring Harry Waters on Several Dates
Spencer Kaufman
Brit Floyd, billed as “The World’s Greatest Pink Floyd Experience,” are embarking on an extensive 2024 North American tour. At several of the shows, the tribute act will be joined onstage by Harry Waters, son of founding Pink Floyd singer-bassist Roger Waters. The “P-U-L-S-E” tour will feature Brit Floyd playing…
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The YES legend will embark on his final US solo outing in March.
YES Keyboardist Rick Wakeman Announces Final US Solo Tour
Jon Hadusek
YES keyboardist Rick Wakeman has announced that he will embark on a farewell US solo tour, revealing the first leg of dates for this spring. Billed as “The Final Solo Tour,” Wakeman’s last one-man dates will take place throughout 2024, including two North American legs. The first batch of US…
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The Canadian legends’ greatest tracks run the gamut from from radio-ready singles to complex prog masterpieces.
For rock legends RUSH, artistic integrity and commercial success ran in the same direction. Formed in Ontario in 1968, the band began as the Canadian answer to Led Zeppelin, boasting a thick, blues-based hard rock sound. By 1974, RUSH’s classic lineup was intact: singer-bassist Geddy Lee and his recognizable falsetto…
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Portnoy filmed the playthrough video just weeks after rejoining Dream Theater.
Mike Portnoy Plays Dream Theater’s “Pull Me Under” for the First Time in Over 13 Years: Watch
Jon Hadusek
Drummer Mike Portnoy recently rejoined Dream Theater after a 13-year absence from the band. Suffice to say, he’s lost none of his chops during that span, offering up an impressive drum playthrough of Dream Theater’s “Pull Me Under” in a new tutorial video. The clip comes as part of a…
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The evening saw the two remaining RUSH members in conversation about the band and their longtime friendship.
Alex Lifeson Hosts Geddy Lee’s Toronto Book Tour Stop: Watch
Jon Hadusek
Geddy Lee’s ongoing book tour in support of his memoir My Effin’ Life has featured the RUSH singer-bassist in conversation with a different host in each city. It was fitting, then, that Geddy’s homecoming appearance and final North American tour date in Toronto onThursday (December 7th) saw him alongside longtime…
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The evening saw the two remaining RUSH members in conversation about the band and their longtime friendship.
Alex Lifeson Hosts Geddy Lee’s Toronto Book Tour Stop: Watch
Jon Hadusek
Geddy Lee’s ongoing book tour in support of his memoir My Effin’ Life has featured the RUSH singer-bassist in conversation with a different host in each city. It was fitting, then, that Geddy’s homecoming appearance and final North American tour date in Toronto onThursday (December 7th) saw him alongside longtime…
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Capturing the sound of Lifeson’s Lerxst OMEGA amp in pedal form.
RUSH’s Alex Lifeson Unveils Lerxst By-Tor Drive Signature Guitar Pedal
Jon Hadusek
RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson has teamed with Mojotone for the Lerxst By-Tor Drive signature guitar pedal. Lifeson originally began working with Mojotone in 2012 during the album cycle for RUSH’s Clockwork Angels, developing a custom tube amp head that featured the sonic characteristics that have come to define Lifeson’s tone…
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The new docu-series Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too? is now streaming via Paramount+.
Krist Novoselic Teaches Geddy Lee How to Can Tomatoes in Exclusive Clip from Paramount+ Docu-Series: Watch
Jon Hadusek
The new docu-series Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too? premieres today (December 5th) on Paramount+, and Consequence is offering an exclusive clip from the episode featuring the RUSH frontman and Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic. The four-part series follows Geddy Lee as he partakes in random tasks and endeavors with…
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The two tracks were originally recorded during the sessions for the RUSH legend’s 2000 solo album My Favourite Headache.
Geddy Lee Unveils Previously Unreleased Solo Songs “Gone” and “I Am…You Are”: Stream
Spencer Kaufman
RUSH singer-bassist Geddy Lee has unearthed two previously unreleased solo songs, “Gone” and “I Am…You Are.” The two tracks, released collectively as The Lost Demos, are available on all streaming platforms and can be heard below. The two demos were recorded during the sessions for Lee’s first and only solo…
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